Status:

UNKNOWN

Preoperative Lymph Node Staging With EBUS-TBNA in Clinical N0 Non Small-cell Lung Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

European Institute of Oncology

Conditions:

Non Small Cell Lung Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The introduction of modern staging systems has increased the detection of small peripheral lung cancers at an early stage \[1\]. Stage I non-small-cell lung cancers (NSCLCs) are confined to the lung w...

Detailed Description

BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE The introduction of modern staging systems such as computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography/CT (PET/CT) with fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) has increased the detect...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Suspected or proven non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) clinical stage I and II (diameter \> 1 cm and less than 5 cm, no pleura invasion) clinical N0M0 (8th TNM)
  • All patients have to be staged by total body CT scan and PET-FDG
  • Negative preoperative staging at hilar and mediastinal level at CT and CT/PET (PET negative and lymph node short axis \< 1 cm at CT scan)
  • Age between 18 and 75 years old

Exclusion

  • NSCLC smaller or equal than 1 cm
  • Unfit for bronchoscopy or surgical resection
  • Evidence of locally advanced or metastatic disease
  • Prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy for this malignancy
  • Other malignancy within the past 5 years except for not melanoma skin cancer, superficial bladder cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • Previous surgical treatment for lung cancer
  • Multiple lung tumors

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 20 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04828850

Start Date

April 1 2021

End Date

December 20 2022

Last Update

March 22 2022

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European Institute of Oncology

Milan, Milano, Italy, 20141